DA Lintott told the Supervisors last week that crime was up. She didn’t mention that “disorderly conduct” arrests are also up, way up, but many of these arrests go unprosecuted because they are of the…
Posts published in September 2009
As General Stan McChrystal plans his march on Washington to demand more troops in Afghanistan the antiwar movement lies on the sidewalk, as inert and forlorn as a homeless person in the rain at a…
Most Memorable Students Everyone loves “Where are they now?” the part of School News that reports on what AV High graduates are up to. Last week I gave every teacher at Anderson Valley High School…
To Whom It May Concern: Here’s the first thing you need to know: I’m a lot like you when it comes to driving in Mendocino County. I, too, drive often between the coast and Ukiah,…
Aaron Vargas is the young man who shot and killed Darrell McNeil in Fort Bragg last year for what Vargas said was McNeil's predatory child molestation of not only Vargas but other Fort Bragg-area children.…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Although I was unable to attend the ICW meeting last Wednesday evening (not being invited didn’t help matters), I have been reliably…
THE CROOKS and incompetents who've combined to loot The Redwood Coast Senior Center have persuaded its endlessly pliable board of directors to contest the grand jury's recent findings that they are in fact a gang…
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT J.R. COLLINS confirmed Tuesday that one student at Anderson Valley Elementary has tested positive for swine flu. Collins said he hoped “people don't panic” over the one case and that the school is…
Editor, This is about the Clinton Smith case farce. How is it that a 38-year old grown man and school teacher is considered not be in control of the situation with a 15 year old…